Torrente 4 Quotes & Sayings

Christmas is not a date on a calendar. It's more than a state of mind. It's a condition of the heart. — Toni Sorenson

Strong minded people control their propensity.
Dependency on anything is a lack of maturity. — Ricardo Derose

It's hard to explain why, but that regret made me suffer. It seemed to be the sign of a true interest in Lila, something much stronger than the compliments for my discipline as a constant reader. It occurred to me that if Lila had taken out just a single book a year, on that book she would have left her imprint and the teacher would have felt it the moment she returned it, which I left no mark, I embodied only the persistence with which I added volume to volume in no particular order. — Elena Ferrante

Nothing lasts forever. Everything is fleeting. And yet, that's the very reason that life has meaning. When things cost effort to gain and are finite they are of value. — Sarah Noffke

Everything seems more bearable since I have talked to you — George Eliot

If you want to make others happy, show your gratitude. If you want to be happy, express unconditional love in your attitude. — Debasish Mridha

O, never shall sun that morrow see — William Shakespeare

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone. — Maya Angelou

Readers are distrustful and, although they accept the rules of the proposed game upon entry, they remain on the lookout for the slightest contradiction and often allow their own prejudices to lead them astray. When they have an openly autobiographical text in their hands, they lie in wait for possible falsehoods. When it's a novel or a story, they try to uncover the autobiographical subtext. — Marcos Giralt Torrente

Washington had learned the secrets of inducing others to follow his lead. Washington probably knew more about leadership before he celebrated his twenty-fifth birthday than John Adams discovered in his lifetime. — John Ferling

Clothing doesn't really change a man. But it changes how others react to him. — Brandon Sanderson

For many women, the on-time payments of domestic support obligations are essential to economic survival. — Elizabeth Warren

Give me release.
I'm tired of this world of appearances. Pigs that only look fat. Families that look happy.
Give me deliverance.
From what only looks like generosity. What only looks like love.
Flash. — Chuck Palahniuk

In Syria, if [Bashar al-] Assad had just been a statesman and handed over the reigns in time, Syria would not be heading down the nightmare that it is today. — Richard Branson

Love is an act of faith in another pesron, not an act of surrender. — Paulo Coelho

Only when you can accept that you are alone, will you discover that you are not alone. — Leonard Jacobson

The aspiration of all writers should be to avoid leaving fissures in their work, to make sure that everything is properly secured so readers won't find a single toehold for their suspicions. — Marcos Giralt Torrente